I've used Fira Code with ligatures for years now and don't find it to harm either readability or productivity, in no small part because the new ligature fonts were designed with readability in mind.
If you don't find it readable, then choose a different font, or turn off ligatures (an option when using Fira Code; I don't know about the other ligature fonts, since I don't use them).
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I love the Fira Code ligatures because it replaces multiple symbols with single symbols (i.e. === to the triple dash, or !== to the 'not equal sign') but i see the pain of making the brain relearn the symbols for a few weeks..
but ooh it's so fun to write and so pretty to read....
it's like authoring a story instead of 'writing code'....
Font ligatures are cool. And hurt readability, hence productivity, as well.
I suspect that's highly subjective.
I've used Fira Code with ligatures for years now and don't find it to harm either readability or productivity, in no small part because the new ligature fonts were designed with readability in mind.
If you don't find it readable, then choose a different font, or turn off ligatures (an option when using Fira Code; I don't know about the other ligature fonts, since I don't use them).
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I love the Fira Code ligatures because it replaces multiple symbols with single symbols (i.e. === to the triple dash, or !== to the 'not equal sign') but i see the pain of making the brain relearn the symbols for a few weeks..
but ooh it's so fun to write and so pretty to read....
it's like authoring a story instead of 'writing code'....
😃 I know right but if you keep using it. It will be a lot easier in time and the symbols are cool af right.
Hi Pawel! I think it entirely depends on the user. I really like
Fira Codeand I don't think it hurts productivity.